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What are the latest pricing dynamics from the 2022 NRDL update that manufacturers should learn to succeed in China market access?
The 2022 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) negotiation has recently published the list of successfully negotiated drugs and their post-negotiation prices. The results indicate an improved access environment for new and high-cost innovative therapies.
In this webinar, Trinity Life Sciences’ Value, Access and Pricing experts will provide an in-depth analysis of the 2022 NRDL and key trends from previous…
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Published March 10, 2023
Executive summary
83 non-traditional Chinese medicines successfully entered the National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) for the first time. This is a >20% increase from the 2021 and 2020 NRDL updates, indicating the growing interest of both manufacturers and payers to ensure reimbursement for novel therapies in China.
The percentage of products achieving NRDL inclusion within one year of regulatory approval continues to increase steadily, from 24% in 2020 to 53% in the 2022 update, keeping up the strong momentum of…
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White Papers
As the market becomes increasingly crowded and budget constraints continue in China, downward pricing pressure to secure National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) inclusion remains the top challenge for multinational pharma companies in this market. However, the significant uptake post-NRDL inclusion and broad access offer substantial opportunities for innovative products with clinical differentiation.
In this white paper, Trinity Life Sciences explores the highlights of the 2021 NRDL negotiation; including trends within the oncology, rare disease and chronic disease therapeutic areas…
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What do pharmaceutical manufacturers need to know to successfully navigate the market access landscape in China through the latest NRDL update?
The access landscape in China is rapidly evolving with important implications for novel medicines. The most recent update of China’s National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) in 2021 focused on the expansion of new and high-cost innovative therapies and highlighted the improving access environment for these drugs.
In this webinar, Trinity Life Sciences’ Value, Access and Pricing experts will provide…
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Published August 19, 2021
Executive Summary
While 7 additional rare disease drugs were included on the 2020 NRDL in China, this development comes amid a backdrop of rare disease policy development signaling a move towards multi-channel funding mechanism to support more widespread patient access and maintain sustainability of the NRDL
As such, manufacturers cannot solely rely on NRDL inclusion for their rare disease product market access strategy in China and should consider alternative funding opportunities outside of the NRDL (e.g., provincial critical illness budgets,…
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Published July 6, 2021
Executive Summary
The Chinese National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) is managed and negotiated by the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) and drugs listed on the NRDL are reimbursed by the public insurance
Since 2017, on average, a significant price discount of 44-61% was required for products to achieve a positive listing on the NRDL
Based on average 2018 sales data, products included on the 2017 NRDL were able to achieve an increase in sales revenue (188%) despite the steep average…
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Published June 2, 2020
Executive Summary
China’s 2019 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) update offers manufacturers key learnings and insights for future NRDL negotiations, particularly with respect to the negotiation tactics used in different disease areas; although in most disease areas the comparative negotiation rule was employed during the 2019 NRDL, the use of a new competitive negotiation rule employed in the hepatitis C disease area characterized the 2019 NRDL negotiations; under this rule, no base price was set and manufacturers were invited to…
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